Table 22. Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupation and selected sources of injury or illness, 2006
TABLE 22. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupation(3)
and selected sources of injury or illness, 2006
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| | Source of injury or illness(4)
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Occupation | Total | Chemicals | | | | | Worker | Floors, | | | |
| cases | and | | Furniture | | Parts | motion | walkways | | | Health | All
| | chemical | Containers| and | Machinery | and | or | or | Handtools | Vehicles | care | other
| | products | | fixtures | | materials | position | ground | | | patient | sources(5)
| | | | | | | | surfaces | | | |
______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________
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Total [1,183,500 cases]......| 127.8 | 2.1 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 13.5 | 17.6 | 23.2 | 6.1 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 19.5
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Nursing aides, orderlies, and | | | | | | | | | | | |
attendants...................| 526.0 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 21.2 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 44.2 | 71.7 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 295.5 | 62.7
Construction laborers.........| 488.4 | 4.8 | 28.4 | 4.1 | 26.6 | 118.1 | 57.9 | 70.9 | 54.2 | 22.0 | - | 101.5
Labor and freight, stock, and | | | | | | | | | | | |
material movers, hand........| 465.8 | 5.5 | 117.1 | 21.8 | 29.8 | 62.4 | 52.8 | 59.2 | 17.8 | 49.4 | - | 50.1
Emergency medical technicians | | | | | | | | | | | |
and paramedics...............| 453.8 | - | 4.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | - | 42.5 | 60.3 | - | 46.5 | 180.4 | 103.9
Truck drivers, heavy and | | | | | | | | | | | |
tractor-trailer..............| 411.4 | 4.7 | 49.6 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 46.4 | 53.3 | 91.7 | 6.2 | 114.6 | - | 30.0
Roofers.......................| 410.1 | 1.5 | 27.2 | - | 6.0 | 77.1 | 41.2 | 98.9 | 50.8 | 17.3 | - | 89.1
Welders, cutters, solderers, | | | | | | | | | | | |
and brazers..................| 362.5 | 3.0 | 18.8 | 6.5 | 31.3 | 106.8 | 43.3 | 31.6 | 51.0 | 10.5 | - | 59.5
Carpenters....................| 335.2 | 1.2 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 18.7 | 94.3 | 39.0 | 59.0 | 33.2 | 7.4 | - | 62.3
Food servers, nonrestaurant...| 333.2 | 7.7 | 65.8 | 18.2 | 32.9 | 5.8 | 35.2 | 83.1 | 8.5 | 25.7 | - | 49.4
Mobile heavy equipment | | | | | | | | | | | |
mechanics, except engines....| 317.3 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 27.5 | 61.1 | 57.5 | 50.1 | 26.7 | 40.4 | - | 35.2
Industrial machinery mechanics| 316.0 | 9.0 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 40.1 | 78.9 | 40.9 | 42.2 | 23.0 | 16.5 | - | 43.9
Plumbers, pipefitters, and | | | | | | | | | | | |
steamfitters.................| 298.9 | 5.2 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 28.6 | 62.9 | 53.2 | 42.7 | 39.4 | 9.2 | - | 30.9
Truck drivers, light or | | | | | | | | | | | |
delivery services............| 296.7 | 4.4 | 60.7 | 20.9 | 6.2 | 16.0 | 43.4 | 54.0 | 4.7 | 62.6 | - | 23.9
Butchers and meat cutters.....| 293.7 | - | 63.8 | 3.3 | 78.6 | 2.5 | 45.2 | 22.1 | 45.7 | 3.7 | - | 28.2
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs...| 282.0 | 1.7 | 33.5 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 28.5 | 55.7 | - | 104.7 | 17.4 | 28.3
Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | |
cleaners.....................| 270.8 | 11.9 | 31.1 | 39.0 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 46.2 | 74.2 | 5.8 | 15.0 | .7 | 34.5
Sheet metal workers...........| 269.5 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 31.6 | 81.1 | 27.3 | 43.8 | 27.7 | 7.8 | - | 37.0
Cooks, institution and | | | | | | | | | | | |
cafeteria....................| 260.6 | 3.2 | 41.1 | 5.8 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 23.1 | 59.5 | 50.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 52.6
Driver/sales workers..........| 249.2 | - | 60.8 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 31.0 | 47.7 | .6 | 68.9 | - | 19.3
Janitors and cleaners, except | | | | | | | | | | | |
maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | |
cleaners.....................| 248.2 | 7.9 | 43.8 | 20.9 | 17.1 | 11.0 | 31.0 | 52.9 | 9.0 | 12.5 | - | 41.9
Automotive service technicians| | | | | | | | | | | |
and mechanics................| 228.4 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 16.3 | 76.9 | 25.9 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 20.9 | - | 35.7
Heating, air conditioning, and| | | | | | | | | | | |
refrigeration mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | |
installers...................| 228.1 | 4.6 | 18.3 | .8 | 36.9 | 33.0 | 39.7 | 31.9 | 7.2 | 15.2 | - | 40.6
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1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where
N =number of injuries and illnesses
EH =total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
20,000,000=base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.
4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Source codes: Chemicals and chemical products = 00-09; Containers = 10-19; Furniture and fixtures = 20-29; Machinery =
30-39; Parts and materials = 40-49; Worker motion or position = 562; Floors, walkways or ground surfaces = 62; Handtools = 71-73; Vehicles = 80-89; Health care patient = 573;
All other sources = all remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System developed
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
Last Modified Date: November 08, 2007
Bureau of Labor Statistics
